XDS 2025 Speakers
We’re excited to give you a first look at our XDS25 speakers—starting with this year’s keynote speakers.
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Tencent Games
Amir Satvat
Amir Satvat, Business Development Director
Tencent Games
Amir Satvat is a leading voice in games, known for helping over 3,500 gamers find jobs through free, transparent resources. A passionate community builder, he does this alongside his role as Business Development Director at Tencent Games in North America. With nearly 20 years of experience at Amazon, Goldman Sachs, and more — and degrees from Wharton, Penn, NYU, and Boston College — Amir brings deep insight into industry trends. His mission is to make games more open and supportive for all. Through his data and dedication, Amir Satvat’s Games Community is reshaping how people access opportunity in the industry.
Annapurna
Leanne Loombe
Leanne Loombe, EVP, Head of Games
Annapurna
Leanne has been making video games for over 20 years. Starting in Indie development in the UK working on titles such as Scrabble, Risk and Magic the Gathering. After that she worked at a 3rd party publishing division in Japan for a couple of years, then returned to the UK to join Electronic Arts. It was here that Leanne married her love for cars and games by heading up multiple Need for Speed titles. Moving to Los Angeles, Leanne joined Riot Games, where she created and ran Riot Forge - Riots 3rd party development and publishing label working with external developers to create League of Legends single player story games.
Most recently Leanne was Head of External game development and publishing at Netflix where she helped create the strategy and foundations for Netflix Games. She was responsible for sourcing and running a portfolio of 150+ games, working with a variety of developers from all around the world to bring games to Netflix members. Now Leanne is heading up games at Annapurna, where she oversees publishing, development, and creative
Leanne is a passionate ambassador for Women In Game and focuses on encouraging women to join the industry and creating diversity in teams through mentorship, panels and events.
